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Academy School District 20
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Students
25,607
Schools
39
Spent per student
$12,711
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Debt
$210.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Academy School District 20
- School Grade A: better than 94% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts above the state
- Spends 20% less per student than the CO average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $210.9M, about $8,236 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Black Forest.
PK–62 schoolsThis district
7–810 middle schoolsThis district
9–129 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency45%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$12,711 per student · 20% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 51%Federal 5%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
25,171’20
25,391’21
25,609’22
25,674’23
25,607’24
About steady.
Students
White 66%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 9%Asian 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
39 public schools.
The Classical Academy Charter
A1,909 students15:1
Legacy Peak Elementary School
B−652 students19:1
Chinook Trail Elementary School
A+632 students19:1
New Summit Charter Academy
B−628 students17:1
Encompass Heights Elementary School
583 students19:1
Ranch Creek Elementary
A−578 students19:1
Mountain View Elementary School
A567 students18:1
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
A547 students19:1
Explorer Elementary School
A−470 students16:1
The Da Vinci Academy School
A−447 students15:1
Foothills Elementary School
A−400 students15:1
Rockrimmon Elementary School
A390 students17:1
Pioneer Elementary School
B+382 students15:1
Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School
A−381 students14:1
Edith Wolford Elementary School
B+372 students18:1
Academy International Elementary School
A368 students15:1
Prairie Hills Elementary School
B348 students14:1
Academy Endeavour Elementary School
A−347 students14:1
Antelope Trails Elementary School
B+311 students15:1
Douglass Valley Elementary School
B+306 students14:1
Frontier Elementary School
C−262 students11:1
High Plains Elementary School
B−248 students10:1
Chinook Trail Middle School
B+1,075 students19:1
Eagleview Middle School
A−905 students17:1
Timberview Middle School
B+837 students17:1
Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School
A821 students17:1
Challenger Middle School
A696 students17:1
Mountain Ridge Middle School
B690 students16:1
The Classical Academy Middle School
B+445 students15:1
Village Middle School
A+163 students26:1
Pine Creek High School
A1,875 students19:1
Liberty High School
A1,526 students17:1
Air Academy High School
A1,380 students18:1
Rampart High School
A1,305 students17:1
Discovery Canyon Campus High School
A+1,021 students18:1
The Classical Academy High School
A+616 students12:1
Village High School
A532 students18:1
TCA College Pathways
A+502 students23:1
Aspen Valley High School
B−90 students8:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.